Portugal have appointed former Greece coach Fernando Santos and Paulo Bento s successor in the national hotseat.
The 59-year-old has coached all three of Portugal s biggest teams, Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon in a distinguished managerial career spanning four decades.
Santos has also enjoyed success in Greek football with AEK Athens, Panathinaikos and PAOK before replacing Otto Rehhagel as Greece coach in July 2010.
Greece made it through the group stages at Euro 2012 and this year s World Cup under Santos tutelage, before respective eliminations at the hands of Germany and Costa Rica.
Santos was sent to the stands during the Costa Rica defeat and currently has an eight-game FIFA ban hanging over him, which could render him unable to lead Portugal f…
TOEM was easily one of the best and most creative new indie titles to be released in 2023, but clearly, developer Something We Made has more ideas up its sleeve that it wants to share. The indie studio has announced TOEM 2 with a brief teaser trailer that offers a glimpse of what the game will have in store. Check it out below.
TOEM 2 will see players embarking on another photography adventure and, like its predecessor, will sport a stylized monochromatic art style, which, as you might imagine, is very much on display in the teaser. Not much else has been shared, but clearly, fans of the original can expect a familiar adventure.
“It’s exciting,…
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera said he wants the Copa del Rey final to be held in Madrid.
The Basque side booked their place in the showpiece event when they passed Mirandes 8-3 on aggregate on Tuesday.
With Barcelona and Valencia locked at 1-1 ahead of their second-leg showdown at Camp Nou on Wednesday, there is a chance that Bilbao will face the Catalans in the final.
That could cause controversy, given that when Barca met Bilbao in the 2009 decider at Mestalla, fans from both clubs booed the Spanish national anthem.
Herrera said he hoped Real Madrid could host the Spanish cup decider.
I want to play the final at the Bernabeu, he told Punto Pelota.
The 22-year-old was born and raised in Basque stronghold Bilbao, but came thro…
Portugal coach Fernando Santos rejected the notion that a showdown between Real Madrid superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale adds extra edge to the Euro 2016 semi-final against Wales.
Ronaldo will continue his quest for a major international honour following defeats in the Euro 2004 final and the semis of the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012, while Bale has inspired Wales to a place in the last four at their first tournament appearance since the 1958 World Cup.
The two most expensive players in football history have dominated the pre-match build-up, but Santos was reluctant to get involved in the hype.
There is no added pressure, I think all these players have a lot of experience, he told a pre-match news conference at Stade de Lyon. They are used to this…
Stephen El Shaarawy could be willing to test himself in the Premier League, with a change of scenery possible according to the player s brother and agent Manuel.
Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly monitoring El Shaarawy, who made his first appearance since January with a two-goal performance against Torino in Serie A on Saturday.
The Italy international forward has called Milan home since 2011, but that could change during an off-season that could see club icon Carlo Ancelotti return to the city as coach at the expense of Filippo Inzaghi.
Would Stephan like to go abroad? I never disguised that I d like to see him play overseas, for example in the Premier League, but he cares about Milan, Manuel El Shaarawy told Sky Sport Italia.
This is the club where…
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Hoping to build off of their victory on foreign soil earlier in the week, Wales will welcome Bulgaria to an empty Cardiff on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, with new Cardiff arrival Kieffer Moore continuing on his eye-catching international run on Thursday night out in Finland, Wales opened their Nations League campaign with a noteworthy victory on foreign soil. Deserved winners earlier in the week and with the mood in their youthful camp at a real high, Ryan Giggs squad appear to be enjoying a real purple patch either side of football s enforced break. Along with landing a 1-0 win out in Helsinki, the former Manchester United icon now finds his side in the midst of a seven-match unbeaten run and really showing some new-f…
Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font believes he can convince disgruntled superstar Lionel Messi to remain at Camp Nou beyond this season.
Messi s future remains an important topic at embattled LaLiga giants Barca after he handed in a transfer request following a tumultuous 2019-20 campaign.
The six-time Ballon d Or winner was tipped to join Premier League powerhouse Manchester City before opting to remain in Spain, though he has since been linked to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and Inter.
Font, who is in the running for the presidential election which takes place on January 24 following Josep Maria Bartomeu s resignation in October, talked up the importance of re-signing Messi.
I m convinced that with a competitive, exciting and, especi…
Michail Antonio felt West Ham were up against 14 players as they bowed out of the Europa League to Bayer Leverkusen.
Antonio’s early header gave the Hammers hope of overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit and inflicting a first defeat of the season on Xabi Alonso’s new Bundesliga champions.
But the bustling striker claimed he did not get a decision all night from card-happy Spanish referee Jose Maria Sanchez and his two assistants.
You ve followed us every step of the way, and you fought alongside us until the very end tonight.
We are forever grateful for your unwavering support.
— West Ham United (@WestHam)
“It doesn’t feel like you’re playing against 11 men, it feels like you’re playing against 13 or 14 including the two lino…
Thomas Tuchel described Borussia Dortmund s draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League as almost a classic and is undaunted by the prospect of a tough section.
The Bundesliga giants face a difficult Group F against defending champions Madrid, who won the competition for an 11th time last season, while Sporting CP and Legia Warsaw complete the four-team line-up.
But head coach Tuchel is relishing Dortmund coming up against heavyweights Madrid, a side they met four times en route to the final in the 2012-13 season.
We have awaited the draw with great anticipation, he told the club s official website. It is a delightful group, equally difficult and attractive.
Playing against Real is, for Dortmund, almost a classic. We look forward to facing the defe…
Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho revealed he was minutes away from signing with Tottenham from Porto.
The Portugal international was set to link up with compatriot Andre Villas-Boas at White Hart Lane, a move heavily expected in August 2012.
However, Moutinho stayed at Porto – and less than a year later he joined Monaco in a deal reportedly worth €25million.
Ahead of facing Spurs in the Champions League on Wednesday, the 30-year-old said he was close to joining the club.
It’s true, I was a few minutes from signing for Spurs, Moutinho told UK newspapers.
Here I am at Monaco and the focus is on putting in a performance to help us through to the next stage of the Champions League.
Spurs might be slight favourites but this is a very eq…